A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise.
AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
The Associated Press |
posted 14 minutes ago
The devastating tornado that swept through Oklahoma turned houses into matchsticks and sent parents and teachers running to pull children from the wreckage of an elementary school in the eye of the storm. At least 51 people were killed by the 200-mph storm and dozens of homes destroyed. The toll was expected to rise. Here are images from the aftermath :
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Charles Babington and Julie Pace, Associated Press |
posted 41 minutes ago
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier.
Deadliest US tornadoes since 1900
The Associated Press |
posted 42 minutes ago
A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900:
Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless
Justin Juozapavicius, Associated Press |
posted 45 minutes ago
Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, belie what had been a relatively quiet start of the 2013 tornado season.
Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details
Paul Foy, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 8:39pm
For the first time, Utah police said Monday they believe Susan Powell's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, even as they announced they couldn't solve the sensational case of a mother's disappearance after a nearly 3 1/2-year investigation.
Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PM's role
Jay Lindsay, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 8:28pm
Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday to protest its decision to honor Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs legislation to permit abortion, and O'Malley's views were echoed outside the ceremony by a few dozen anti-abortion activists.
File: Josh Powell had affair before wife vanished
Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 8:27pm
Newly released police files say Josh Powell had an affair with a Utah woman just months before his wife disappeared.
3 charged in LA-area bank robbery
Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 7:21pm
A man was charged Monday with a $565,000 bank robbery in which his girlfriend _ an assistant bank manager _ was forced to strap on a fake bomb so she would seem to be a hostage and could take the money.
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posted May 20th - 7:10pm
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Customs seizes elephant meat, dead primate in LA
Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 7:09pm
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles.
Public pension employees skip Hawaii conference
Oskar Garcia, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 6:51pm
Organizers of an annual conference for people who manage more than $3 trillion in public sector pension funds in the U.S. and Canada say a significant number of administrators are skipping this year's meeting in Hawaii to avoid the perception they're wasting money by heading to the island paradise.
Court decision pending in NYPD stop-and-frisk case
Colleen Long, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 6:45pm
A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as stop, question and frisk, and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and supervision.
GOP leaders say impeachment talk premature
Steve Peoples, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 6:43pm
The Republican National Committee chairman and a leading conservative, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, urged caution Monday for Republican critics calling for President Barack Obama's impeachment, but would not rule out impeachment altogether as new details emerged about the White House's role in the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service.
Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado
Associated Press |
posted 12 minutes ago
Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 120 patients, including about 50 children, since a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City.
FBI: Agents fell to deaths training off Va. coast
Brock Vergakis, Associated Press |
posted 24 minutes ago
Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night.
Missouri city aids tornado-ravaged Okla. town
Associated Press |
posted 37 minutes ago
Officials in Joplin, Mo., have brought together a team of public safety employees they are sending to tornado-stricken Moore.
More tornado alerts in wake of deadly twister
Kyle Potter, Associated Press |
posted 50 minutes ago
Tornado warnings have been issued across much of the Midwest, stretching from Oklahoma to Illinois, following a second deadly twister in as many days in the Oklahoma City area.
Small suburban Oklahoma City hospital damaged
Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 8:26pm
Officials say a tornado hit a small hospital in suburban Oklahoma City, but all the 30 patients inside survived.
AP source: Treasury told WH of IRS disclosure plan
Julie Pace, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 7:41pm
A Treasury official says the department told the White House twice that the IRS was preparing to make public its targeting of conservative political groups.
Oklahoma officials: Tornado search, rescue ongoing
Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 7:10pm
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma City and officials say the search and rescue effort will continue throughout the night.
51 killed in Oklahoma tornado; death toll to rise
Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 7:07pm
The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says a growing death toll from a massive tornado that struck outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon now stands at 51. Spokeswoman Amy Elliott says the death toll is again expected to rise. Elliott says children are among those killed by the storm.
Lawyers to get Boston bombing suspect prison files
Denise Lavoie, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 6:40pm
A judge approved a request Monday by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defense attorneys to receive records compiled on him in federal prison.
Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge
Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 6:35pm
A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil spewing in 2010 from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico.
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